Scott has a pet peeve that he passed along to me. I've got something to say about the play, so I'll kill a couple of avian type critters with one post and maybe Scott will sleep better...
What Scott would like to pass on to all you players is how to play the nearly out ball. Imagine that you are by the baseline and shot comes your way. "Is it out? I hope it's out!" But you don't hit the ball and it's in. Or worse yet catch the ball and shout out "Nice Shot."
What Scot would like you to do, is to always hit the ball back and let your partner worry about its being in or not. If the ball is out, you can call it after the shot, or your partner can, or you can just keep playing the point. In all cases, work on returning the shot and nothing else. This is very important in a tournament where every shot is valuable.
What I would like to add to this, is if you are not in a position to hit the ball easily, then you were too far into the court when the shot was hit to you -- one of my pet peeves -- stay deeper in the back court if you are expecting a deep shot, for example a service return.
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